2014-01-14, 12:07 PM
[MENTION=4093]SaptaZapta[/MENTION];
Except this doesn't account for support characters.
If your main DPSer can't finish in time without the two binders he brings along, they are just as important as he is. Why should they get no drops?
Support characters will rely on loot via the old system: Splits from the one person doing all the damage. That remains unchanged. They could also dps normally.
What the overall model tries to do, is eliminate mule-loots and balance loots for all attackers. Maybe add minimum drop chance X% regardless of damage.
Also, how do you calculate how many items total will be given out?
Should a soloer get as many items as a party of 6 equal attackers?
however this is calculated normally. A soloer will get as many drops as the max dpser in a party. nexon spits out a drop number (example =4) for one solo. suppose the formula is exactly the same result, with a party of 6. the highest damager will get that same (example =4) drop count, and each other party member will have weighted chance for each of (example =4) loots. A weaker member could get the same number, by 'formula luck' but will never get more than the top damager.
Example 1: 4 ppl each doing exactly 25% dmg, can each get the same loot, as one soloer; depending on nexon's current drops-per-boss formula.
Example 2: 2 ppl do 30% dmg each, and 4 ppl do 10% each. the 2 ppl will get the maximum amount of loot the formula spits out to them, and the weight formula will apply for each drop, for each of the 4 ppl.
I don't see anything wrong with bringing extra looters, or selling runs for loot (a time-honored Maple practice). I think it's good that you can't have misloots and therefore there is little reason for stronger players to refuse to party with weaker ones.
^This is the general debate, whether godly funded merchants should benefit from loot mules, or the general populous participating in group runs with individual loot.
The drop rate is apparently too high now. It will certainly go down and up again, as Nexon like to fiddle with these things.
Back End Modifications - I wish nexon would release their change logs like they used
Except this doesn't account for support characters.
If your main DPSer can't finish in time without the two binders he brings along, they are just as important as he is. Why should they get no drops?
Support characters will rely on loot via the old system: Splits from the one person doing all the damage. That remains unchanged. They could also dps normally.
What the overall model tries to do, is eliminate mule-loots and balance loots for all attackers. Maybe add minimum drop chance X% regardless of damage.
Also, how do you calculate how many items total will be given out?
Should a soloer get as many items as a party of 6 equal attackers?
however this is calculated normally. A soloer will get as many drops as the max dpser in a party. nexon spits out a drop number (example =4) for one solo. suppose the formula is exactly the same result, with a party of 6. the highest damager will get that same (example =4) drop count, and each other party member will have weighted chance for each of (example =4) loots. A weaker member could get the same number, by 'formula luck' but will never get more than the top damager.
Example 1: 4 ppl each doing exactly 25% dmg, can each get the same loot, as one soloer; depending on nexon's current drops-per-boss formula.
Example 2: 2 ppl do 30% dmg each, and 4 ppl do 10% each. the 2 ppl will get the maximum amount of loot the formula spits out to them, and the weight formula will apply for each drop, for each of the 4 ppl.
I don't see anything wrong with bringing extra looters, or selling runs for loot (a time-honored Maple practice). I think it's good that you can't have misloots and therefore there is little reason for stronger players to refuse to party with weaker ones.
^This is the general debate, whether godly funded merchants should benefit from loot mules, or the general populous participating in group runs with individual loot.
The drop rate is apparently too high now. It will certainly go down and up again, as Nexon like to fiddle with these things.
Back End Modifications - I wish nexon would release their change logs like they used